Refurbished Printer Process at Imaging Spectrum
We have been providing refurbished photo printers to our customers for years. Refurbished printers offer high quality prints at a great price. Here is a behind the scenes look at our refurbishing process.
Currently we have the following refurbished printers in stock ready for same day shipping.
Sony UP-DR150 4×6, 5×7, 6×8 Printer
Kodak 8800/9810 8×10, 8×12 Printer
Kodak 6850 4×6, 5×7, 6×8 Printer
Kodak 6800 4×6, 5×7, 6×8 Printer
Refurbished Sony UPCX1 Printers Now Available
UPDATE Friday August 13: Wow, that didn’t last long. We sold out of our first shipment. There is a possibility that we may have more soon. Please call for availability 800-342-9294. Thank you.
We now have refurbished Sony UPCX1 Printers available. The UPCX1-F carries a 90 day warranty and sells for $495 – that’s a $300 savings. They won’t last long. Call us today or order online.
The Sony UPCX1 is a compact photo printer that produces matte or glossy 3.5×5, 4×6, 5×7 and 4×8 photos in seconds. The UPCX1 also has the capability of printing 2×6 strips. The strips and the printer’s compact size make it the number 1 printer we sell for Photo Booths. The UPCX1 is also great for small on-site events or proof printing in the studio. The 4×8 size is great for greeting cards – you can even download a free application from Sony to create and print greeting cards. The UP-CX1 utilizes roll printing technology which allows for higher volume printing. Easy media replacement and a small footprint makes the UP-CX1 perfect for space-restricted areas.
Other refurbished photo printers available from Imaging Spectrum:
Sony UPDR150-F – $495
Kodak 9810 / 8800 Printer – $849
Kodak 6800 Printer – $395
Kodak 6850 Printer – $495
Updated Mac Drivers Sony UP-DR200 UP-GR700
Released today – new MacOS Drivers for the Sony UP-DR200 and Sony UP-GR700 Photo Printers. Macs running OS 10.6.3 or newer should use these new drivers. We will be testing the new drivers shortly and will post results here.
UP-DR200
http://pro.sony.com/bbsccms/assets/files/cat/printers/zips/updr200MacDriver.zip
UP-GR700
http://pro.sony.com/bbsccms/assets/files/cat/printers/zips/Sony_UP-GR700.zip
New Print Alignment Utility for Sony UPCX1
Sony has just released a new utility for the UP-CX1 Photo Printer to help with event and photo booth formatting challenges. The new firmware and software utility allow users to “tweak” the left to right alignment of prints on each printer individually. Once the desired alignment is achieved the setting can be “locked down” in the firmware of the printer, so that the printer uses this same left / right offset for all printing.
This utility is particularly valuable for event photographers and photo booth operators that need to match output from several printers. This new feature can also be helpful when working with thin borders or other challenging design elements.
To download the new firmware and utility software, please visit the Sony UPCX1 download page.
If you have any questions about this upgrade, please feel free to leave a comment below, shoot me an email or call me at 800-342-9294.
Thanks!
Steve Behen
New Epson Professional Printer Rebates
Save up to $3,000 with Epson Professional Printer Rebates!
Epson announced generous new rebates today on most of the printers in their Professional line up. If you have considered adding in-house printing capabilities to your studio now is a great time to take a look at Epson Professional printers. Whether it is portraiture, fine art, graphics, proofing or large format signage, Epson and Imaging Spectrum have a solution for your business, work-flow, and budget.
- Epson Stylus Pro 3880: $300 (Standard Edition, Graphic Arts Edition)
- Epson Stylus Pro 4880: $500 (Standard Edition, Graphic Arts Edition)
- Epson Stylus Pro 7900: $1,000 (Standard Edition, Proofing Edition)
- Epson Stylus Pro 9900: $1,000 (Standard Edition, Proofing Edition)
- Epson Stylus Pro WT7900: $1,000 + Free Roll of Clear Proof Film and Metallic Film
- Epson Stylus Pro 11880: $1,000
- Epson Stylus Pro GS6000: $3,000
If you have any questions about these rebates or which Epson printer may best serve your workflow, please call and speak with one of our technical sales reps by calling 800-342-9294.
For practical information on how Epson Professional Printers are being used in various applications here are some useful links:
Professional Photographers (Including Bambi Cantrell and Greg Gorman)
Fine Art Digital Printing (featuring John Paul Caponigro)
Fine Art Reproduction with the GS6000 Solvent Printer
High-End, High-Volume Signage
Don’t forget media.
As one of Epson Professional’s largest dealers and with over 20 warehouses to ship from, we are a great source for ink and paper. If you like fine art paper, read about the Buy 2 Get 1 Free Promotion. For more about Epson Professional media, read about and download the 2010 Professional Media Guide. Check out the Quick Supply Finder on our homepage. It makes finding specific ink and paper a snap.
Epson Buy 2 Get 1 Free Promotion
Update: September 1 – Epson Display Trans Backlight Media added to Buy 2 Get 1 Free Promotion.
S045116 Epson Display Trans Backlight Media 24″ x 100′
S045117 Epson Display Trans Backlight Media 36″ x 100′
S045118 Epson Display Trans Backlight Media 44″ x 100′
S045119 Epson Display Trans Backlight Media 60″ x 100′
No forms to fill out, no UPC codes to collect, no rebate checks getting lost in the mail – just buy 2 rolls of qualifying Epson Professional Media and Imaging Spectrum will include a third roll at no charge. The free roll will be the least expensive of the three. There is no limit, you just have to buy in multiples of two.
This special offer runs August 1 through September 30, 2010 and includes rolls from Epson’s Hot Press or Cold Press Fine Art Paper, Exhibition Fiber Paper, and Standard Proofing Paper SWOP3. If you are new to Epson’s line of “Signature Worthy” papers, see for yourself why professional photographers and artists love these papers – check out this Epson “Focal Points” article featuring videos from Lois Greenfield, David Lynch, Matthew Jordan Smith and others. Below is a list with links of all papers and sizes included in this promotion.
Exhibition Fiber Paper
S041588 17″ x 50′
S045189 24″ x 50′
S045190 44″ x 50′
S045191 64″ x 50′
Hot Press Bright Fine Art Paper
S042333 17″ x 50′
S042334 24″ x 50′
S042335 44″ x 50′
S042336 60″ x 50′
Hot Press Natural Fine Art Paper
S042323 17″ x 50′
S042324 24″ x 50′
S042325 44″ x 50′
S042326 60″ x 50′
Cold Press Bright Fine Art Paper
S042313 17″ x 50′
S042314 24″ x 50′
S042315 44″ x 50′
S042316 60″ x 50′
Cold Press Natural Fine Art Paper
S042303 17″ x 50′
S042304 24″ x 50′
S042305 44″ x 50′
S042306 60″ x 50′
Standard Proofing Paper SWOP 3
S045154 17″ x 100′
S045155 24″ x 100′
S045156 36″ x 100′
S045157 44″ x 100′
For more information on Epson’s Hot Press and Cold Press Fine Art Papers, read our previous blog post here. As always, if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to call and speak to one of our technical sales reps – 800-342-9294. To contact us via email click here or leave a comment below and we’ll get right back to you.
Epson 2010 Media Guide Available
Well, sort of. The printed versions are not available yet but should be sometime in August. However, you can download a PDF version of The Epson Professional Media Guide here (2MB). This 29 page booklet is a comprehensive guide to Epson’s full line of professional media. The guide includes helpful descriptions, detailed specifications, available 
sizes and part numbers. Once you decide on a paper that you would like to try, you can find it and order it quickly on our website using the “Quick Supply Finder” located at the top of our homepage.
If you have any questions about media for your large format printer please give us call at 800-342-9294. We have a team of specialists with backgrounds in photography, graphics, fine art and proofing that can help you pick the media that’s right for your project.
If you would like to have something that you can touch and feel we can mail you an Epson Sample Guide. The sample guide has small swatches of all the Epson Professional Media with sizes and part numbers (you cannot print on the swatches, but you can touch and feel.) Send me an email with your address and I’ll get one in the mail to you.
Thank you for considering Imaging Spectrum as your source for your large format printing supplies.
Epson Exhibition Fiber Paper Now Available in Rolls
Epson Professional Imaging and Imaging Spectrum are pleased to announce the launch of Epson’s Signature Worthy Exhibition Fiber Paper in wide format rolls. Since its introduction in cut sheet format, some of the world’s greatest photography has been produced on this lineup of paper. By offering this breakthrough fiber based, soft gloss, photo/fine art paper in roll format, Epson allows digital photographers and artists to take their creativity to new levels with rolls up to 64” in width. Special promotion August 1 through September 30, buy any 2 rolls of Exhibition Fiber Paper and get a third of equal or lessor value for Free! Click here for details.
Epson Professional Exhibition Fiber Paper
S041588 17″ x 50′
S045189 24″ x 50′
S045190 44″ x 50′
S045191 64″ x 50′
Epson Launches Hot & Cold Press Paper in Wide Rolls
Epson’s Popular Hot Press and Cold Press Fine Art papers are now available in Wide Format Rolls.
Introduced in late 2009, the Signature Worthy Hot Press and Cold Press Papers have been very popular with fine art printers and are optimized for use with Epson inks, including new Epson UltraChrome HDR ink technology found in the Epson Stylus Pro 7900 and Epson Stylus Pro 9900 – the papers yield richer blacks, smoother tonal transitions and an expanded color gamut to produce the most advanced fine art prints. The Hot Press papers offer a smooth surface and Cold Press papers offer a textured surface. In addition, Hot Press and Cold Press Bright offer a bright white point, while the Hot Press and Cold Press Natural offer a warm white point. Both fine art papers are 100% cotton, and they are acid, lignin and chlorine free. The Natural papers contain no optical brighteners. Below is a list of the new roll sizes.
Hot Press
S042333 Epson Hot Press Bright 17″ x 50′
S042334 Epson Hot Press Bright 24″ x 50′
S042335 Epson Hot Press Bright 44″ x 50′
S042336 Epson Hot Press Bright 60″ x 50′
S042323 Epson Hot Press Natural 17″ x 50′
S042324 Epson Hot Press Natural 24″ x 50′
S042325 Epson Hot Press Natural 44″ x 50′
S042326 Epson Hot Press Natural 60″ x 50′
Cold Press
S042313 Epson Cold Press Bright 17″ x 50′
So42314 Epson Cold Press Bright 24″ x 50′
S042315 Epson Cold Press Bright 44″ x 50′
s042316 Epson Cold Press Bright 60″ x 50′
S042303 Epson Cold Press Natural 17″ x 50′
So42304 Epson Cold Press Natural 24″ x 50′
S042305 Epson Cold Press Natural 44″ x 50′
s042306 Epson Cold Press Natural 60″ x 50′
For more information on Epson Hot Press and Cold Press Fine Art Papers here is a link to a Luminous Landscape product review. Epson also has an interesting profile on photographer Timothy Greenfield Sanders who produced prints for his exhibition “The Black List” on Epson Hot Press Paper. Need a profile for your Epson Hot or Cold Press Paper? Click here.
I have a few letter size sample packs of Epson Hot and Cold Press fine art paper. If you would like to try it, send me an email and I will ship you a pack at no charge. The pack includes 2 sheets each of Hot Press Bright, Hot Press Natural, Cold Press Bright, Cold Press Natural. If you have any questions about this or any other wide format inkjet paper or printer, please don’t hesitate to call us.
The Epson Stylus Pro WT7900
In March of this year, Epson released the Stylus Pro WT7900. The WT7900 is the first aqueous inkjet printer to include a white ink. The white ink makes it ideal for creating mockups and proofs for the packaging industry. Epson has developed specific medias for the WT7900 including ClearProof film and CrystalClear film. Soon Epson will add MetallicProof film and ClearProof Shrink Wrap.
While the WT7900 shares a similar name, the mechanical frame and some of the Ultrachrome HDR inks with its brother the Stylus Pro SP7900HDR, the two printers are very different. The WT7900 is not just a SP7900 with white ink. The WT7900 lacks Light Black, Light Light Black and Matte Black inks and the electronics, print head and driver modules are very different.The unique print head enables the printing of white and color simultaneously and is optimized for three modes of operation:
- White on color (reverse print)
- Color on white (surface print)
- White and color in the same pass (white tinting)
The head is not optimal for color only printing and is much slower than the SP7900 (about half as fast.) Maximum resolution is 1440×1440 compared to 2880×1440 for the SP7900. Furthermore, due to the media and white ink, Epson does not recommend using the SpectroProofer with the WT7900.
We have had customers expecting to buy the WT7900 and have it multi-task between package proofing with white ink and standard paper proofing. The WT7900 is a unique animal and should only be considered for its intended purpose, package proofing and mockups, which it happens to excel at. And compared to previuos methods, the WT7900 is a very economical solution. For more typical proofing applications, a better choice is the SP7900HDR or the Epson Stylus Pro SP7900EFI Proofing Edition.
If you have any questions about the WT7900 or any printers in the Epson Professional Family, please don’t hesitate to contact us.